Slow Dance

by David L. Weatherford

Have you ever watched kids

On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping the ground?
Ever followed a butterflys erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun fading into the night?
You better slow down.
Dont dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music wont last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask: How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You better slow down.

Dont dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music wont last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your
day,
Its like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life is not a race,
So take it slower.
Hear the music
Before your song is over.

You better slow down.

Dont dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music wont last.
Ever told your child,
Well do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say, Hi?